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there is added excitement in baltimore, america's game desperately needed a good call. late wednesday night, it got one. the tentative deal struck between the owners and the official union and the three-week incident on the football field. tonight, the replacement referees are out, and the regular ones are in. not a moment too soon, say many at the stadium. >> guys, great job, go for it. >> i am sure they are nice people, they tried their best, they're in way over their head. >> reporter: the pressure was on for the nfl commissioner, goodell, to get it fixed. they missed an interference call and gave seattle a controversial win over green bay. >> i think it was the fact they kept pushing us, this was the right thing for the game, the right thing to do, get the officials back on the field. >> reporter: in the end, the union conceded little, the pension plan will stay the same for the next four years, with the average salaries going up to 215,000 by 2019. and the league can hire a pool of trainees for the under-performing referees. >> the league could have driven a hard b
there is added excitement in baltimore, america's game desperately needed a good call. late wednesday night, it got one. the tentative deal struck between the owners and the official union and the three-week incident on the football field. tonight, the replacement referees are out, and the regular ones are in. not a moment too soon, say many at the stadium. >> guys, great job, go for it. >> i am sure they are nice people, they tried their best, they're in way over their head....
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now they're extending into baltimore with moderate to almost heavy rain. there will be some showers at ravens game tonight. good news, will be warm with lows in the 60s, game time temps in the 70s. after that we clear out, have a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow with a slight chance of a shower friday. i think storms are out of the question, though, tomorrow. next three days code green, still warm tomorrow, 80, maybe a shower, few showers saturday, 73, a few showers sunday and 75 but not enough to change your plans. next seven days the nats come back into town monday. it's going to be great, low 70s, fantastic. then we get into tuesday, temps start going up again, upper 70s. watch the little system to our south, some clouds possible tuesday night and 80 wednesday, maybe a shower thursday, temperatures going back to the lower 80s. so it's going to stay warm for a while. >>> a girls volleyball team in yonkers, new york is fighting to keep a boy on the squad. jensen daniel was allowed to play on the girls team last year because yonkers high school doesn't have
now they're extending into baltimore with moderate to almost heavy rain. there will be some showers at ravens game tonight. good news, will be warm with lows in the 60s, game time temps in the 70s. after that we clear out, have a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow with a slight chance of a shower friday. i think storms are out of the question, though, tomorrow. next three days code green, still warm tomorrow, 80, maybe a shower, few showers saturday, 73, a few showers sunday and 75 but not enough...
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when the baltimore ravens and cleveland browns take the field tonight the nfl's regular officiating crews will be calling the game. at the stroke of midnight the league and referees ended a three month lockout of the officials. the deal was struck after two days of marathon negotiations and controversial call to the end of monday night's game. after a series of miscalls, run ins with coaches and players, and on field confusion, the nfl referees are heading to the sideline. the league and officials union agreed on a tentative eight year contract that will put the normal officiating crews back on field. goodell said we look forward to having the finest officials in sports back on field. now it's time to put the focus back on the teams and players where it belongs. >> green bay will have a hard time. >> the two sides got serious about the negotiations after monday night's game between the packers and seahawks, a blown call on the last play of the game cost green bay the victory. under the new deal the average pay for the league's refs will rise from $149,000 a year in 2011 to $173,000 next y
when the baltimore ravens and cleveland browns take the field tonight the nfl's regular officiating crews will be calling the game. at the stroke of midnight the league and referees ended a three month lockout of the officials. the deal was struck after two days of marathon negotiations and controversial call to the end of monday night's game. after a series of miscalls, run ins with coaches and players, and on field confusion, the nfl referees are heading to the sideline. the league and...
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the new refs will be on the field starting tonight in baltimore. our kristen berset will have a live report from m&t bank stadium in the charm city in a few minutes. >>> the return of the referees has sparked an outpouring of relief and even joy. nobody is happier than nfl players including our very own redskins. >> reporter: i'm matt jablow at redskins park in ashburn where the return of the referees was all most people were talking about. >> you always say you don't miss something until you go without it. >> they got the deal done, excited to have them back. >> reporter: some more vocally than others. what was your first reaction when you heard the strike had been settled? >> i said hallelujah. >> reporter: but all agreeing it was a very good thing. >> they know their positions. they know the rules. >> reporter: the players in particular. >> thank you, lord. >> reporter: and for the game in general. what was your first reaction when you heard the refs were coming back? >> great, awesome. i saw it this morning. >> they keep everything under contro
the new refs will be on the field starting tonight in baltimore. our kristen berset will have a live report from m&t bank stadium in the charm city in a few minutes. >>> the return of the referees has sparked an outpouring of relief and even joy. nobody is happier than nfl players including our very own redskins. >> reporter: i'm matt jablow at redskins park in ashburn where the return of the referees was all most people were talking about. >> you always say you don't...
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tonight in baltimore the real refs replace the replacements. >> there she blows. look at this. a very rare white whale spotted for the first time in decades. we have all the video for you. >> i love it. >> not doing it for the kids. mega selling author j.k. rowling's new book aimed at adults and it comes out in less than an hour. >>> welcome to "early start." i'm alina cho. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. 31 minutes past the hour. it was a collective sigh of relief for football fans and fantasy freaks all across america. say so long to the replacement refs. 48 hours after the blown call that sparked national outrage, the nfl reached an eight-year collective bargaining agreement with its referees. they shook on the deal last night. the lockout is officially over effective immediately. so that means the regular officials that you love to hate are back. commissioner roger goodell confirming they willing on the field tonight when the baltimore ravens host the cleveland browns. >> all right. the refs are back and so is j.k. rowling. author who made harry potter a household name has now cas
tonight in baltimore the real refs replace the replacements. >> there she blows. look at this. a very rare white whale spotted for the first time in decades. we have all the video for you. >> i love it. >> not doing it for the kids. mega selling author j.k. rowling's new book aimed at adults and it comes out in less than an hour. >>> welcome to "early start." i'm alina cho. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. 31 minutes past the hour. it was a collective sigh of...
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baltimore ravens game du k t their labor deal? one thing that i have learned this morning, you do not tease chris jansing about the cleveland browns. don't ever do it. tweet me at. key r ole throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a mple multitami signed for women's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copieof my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup...
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and even sunday night here in baltimore with the patriots game. it was an absolute mess. it was an absolute -- frankly, absolute does his grace that has damaged the integrity of the nfl season, particularly for the ye green bay packepackers. >> you've covered the sports negotiations before. is it kind of incredible that the nfl seemed to bend and got that deal done? is it a victory for union workers everywhere? >> i guess it will be cast that way. i don't know that the nfl lost these negotiations. they certainly didn't get the total victory that they always seem to want and what caused the -- the mindset that caused this to get to this point. but those of us who covered labor negotiations, i've covered that horrible baseball work stoppage in 1994, we know that in each of these negotiations when they're at kind of an impasse, something always happens. something comes into the equation that causes to move forward. and that was monday night. i think the moment that it was obvious to everyone that the wrong team was awarded the victory, i think everyone knew that roger goodel
and even sunday night here in baltimore with the patriots game. it was an absolute mess. it was an absolute -- frankly, absolute does his grace that has damaged the integrity of the nfl season, particularly for the ye green bay packepackers. >> you've covered the sports negotiations before. is it kind of incredible that the nfl seemed to bend and got that deal done? is it a victory for union workers everywhere? >> i guess it will be cast that way. i don't know that the nfl lost...
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ravens in baltimore. live report on the deal what the refs will get. whether or not monday night's game made everybody blink including the league. >>> meantime this is our lead story this morning a showdown at the united nations as we await two of the most highly anticipated speeches of the entire week at the u.n. general assembly. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. palestinian president mahmoud abbas both scheduled to speak a few hours from now. we await the headline which one already this morning. i'm bill hemmer. martha: i'm martha maccallum. mahmoud abbas is expected to recognize the state of palestine will netanyahu will push action on iran. it was a 24 hours ago president mahmoud ahmadinejad stood in the same spot. he lashed out against israel and the united states. >> translator: the current abysmal situation of the world and history due mainly to the wrong management of the world and the self-proclaimed centers of power who have entrusted themselves to the devil. bill: david lee miller now
ravens in baltimore. live report on the deal what the refs will get. whether or not monday night's game made everybody blink including the league. >>> meantime this is our lead story this morning a showdown at the united nations as we await two of the most highly anticipated speeches of the entire week at the u.n. general assembly. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. palestinian president mahmoud abbas both scheduled to speak a few hours from now. we await the headline which one...
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you have the cleveland browns against the baltimore ravens. thankfully for the fans and really let's be honest the nfl's image, tentative eight-year labor deal is reached. it eight-year labor deal has been reached. it locks in and protects pension plans for five years. it will also allow to hire year round basis and hire additional refs so they can then be trained. the league came very close to being the laughing stock of sports after that infamous blown call. here it is again, by those replacement refs. this is monday night football. here's what the commissioner roger goodell, had to say about all of this. >> you never want to see a game end like that. and you never want to see a game end on a controversial play. in 32 years as a league employee that's something you always would like to see avoided. this is the right thing to do. get the officials back on the field, get the agreement concluded. and that was really what everyone's objective was. >> so game on tonight. nfl refs will vote on the tentative agreement saturday. from the nfl to the
you have the cleveland browns against the baltimore ravens. thankfully for the fans and really let's be honest the nfl's image, tentative eight-year labor deal is reached. it eight-year labor deal has been reached. it locks in and protects pension plans for five years. it will also allow to hire year round basis and hire additional refs so they can then be trained. the league came very close to being the laughing stock of sports after that infamous blown call. here it is again, by those...
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the real refs will take the field in baltimore tonight for the ravens-browns game. according to fox news.com, the deal includes pay raises and pension guarantees for the officials. at the top of the hour, ten o'clock, nfl hall of fame quarterback fran tarkenton joins "varney & company," how much money did the refs get, exactly how much? of course, did they win? sure looks like it. please go to our facebook page and tell us what you think about the real refs coming back. do you think every call they make will be correct? what's the big deal? why did this grip america? follow us on facebook, we'll read some of your comments on the air next hour. smith electric, the latest green energy struggling if backed company. it's not making as many as it's supposed to. president obama was there and extolling the company and the government's role in it. and form mayor rudy guiliani joins us to talk about romney and taxes, is romney is good candidate? we'll ask him. and nokia and research in motion, the down side of apple's success. we'll follow them at the opening bell next. some
the real refs will take the field in baltimore tonight for the ravens-browns game. according to fox news.com, the deal includes pay raises and pension guarantees for the officials. at the top of the hour, ten o'clock, nfl hall of fame quarterback fran tarkenton joins "varney & company," how much money did the refs get, exactly how much? of course, did they win? sure looks like it. please go to our facebook page and tell us what you think about the real refs coming back. do you...
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real refs return in baltimore. number three, cops arrested a man that made the video that mocked prophet muhammad. cops confirm two people dead and four hurt after an office shooting in minneapolis and number one, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the united nations drawing a red line for iran. warning that the country could build a nuclear weapon by next year. that is fox reported top five. >> on this day in 1777, lancaster, pennsylvania served as the capital of the united states of america. british had captured the original capital, philadelphia so delegates moved 60 miles west. they didn't stay there long but congress got some work even electing benjamin franklin. they would move the capital to york princeton and new york city before congress finally declared washington, d.c. the permanent center of united states government and nothing has happened there since -- wait. lancaster, pennsylvania took a short turn, 235 years ago today. that is the fox report for this thursday september 27th. i'm shep, o'r
real refs return in baltimore. number three, cops arrested a man that made the video that mocked prophet muhammad. cops confirm two people dead and four hurt after an office shooting in minneapolis and number one, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the united nations drawing a red line for iran. warning that the country could build a nuclear weapon by next year. that is fox reported top five. >> on this day in 1777, lancaster, pennsylvania served as the capital of the united...
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new deal needs final approval but the regular refs will be back in time for tonight's cleveland-baltimore matchup. who is on top of the deal? "sports illustrated" managing editor. thanks so much for joining us. i love when roger goodell in the press conference, the nfl commissioner said it had nothing to do with monday night. they were so close to the deal anyway. it was right thing to do. what is your take on the deal? >> i think they would have played it out as long as they could have without completely egregious mistake of that. first three weeks of the season ref earlier eing was -- refereeing was pretty poor. they had to make a deal. melissa: if you look at the deal laid out seems like the refs really won, 173,000 next year and $205,000 i think it is two or three years from now. they didn't give a lot of concessions at all in the retirement package. still a part-time job. you think they won? >> i think they did. they got most of what they wanted. they got the nfl did get this bench of full-time referees they can go too if some referees are underperforming. what they really succeeded
new deal needs final approval but the regular refs will be back in time for tonight's cleveland-baltimore matchup. who is on top of the deal? "sports illustrated" managing editor. thanks so much for joining us. i love when roger goodell in the press conference, the nfl commissioner said it had nothing to do with monday night. they were so close to the deal anyway. it was right thing to do. what is your take on the deal? >> i think they would have played it out as long as they...
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i watched philadelphia and baltimore, and it looked like an episode of "oz" out in the yard of a prisonen. >> reporter: jerry austin, a rules analyst for monday night football says the labor dispute has to be solved to get the focus back where it should be. >> what's everybody talking about? they are not talking about the game, they are talking about officiating. >> the talk may have given the locked out refugees leverage in negotiations but here's the nfl leverage, the tv ratings are stratospheric. the telecasts ranked one in two in viewership among all tv programs. nfl games topped the ratings in all 30 markets the first time it happened. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> tonight, according to nfl.com, a deal has been reached between the national football league and the nfl referees union to bring the regular re r back. it is a story we will continue to follow. >> it's not good enough anymore for romney to pick up undecided voters. he has to have something to happen to someone that says they are going to vote for obama like a crisis in europe. the most bullish sign for romney has been th
i watched philadelphia and baltimore, and it looked like an episode of "oz" out in the yard of a prisonen. >> reporter: jerry austin, a rules analyst for monday night football says the labor dispute has to be solved to get the focus back where it should be. >> what's everybody talking about? they are not talking about the game, they are talking about officiating. >> the talk may have given the locked out refugees leverage in negotiations but here's the nfl leverage,...
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real professionals will be back in time for the tonight's browns and ravens game in baltimore. after the refs reached a tentative agreement to end the lockout. what has been a series of bad miscues and blown calls. rick leventhal watching this closely no doubt and joins from us the newsroom this morning. rick, maybe it is good that happened on monday night. certainly not good for the packers in the long term but prompted some change. >> reporter: it did, martha. the nfl's reputation was getting smacked around. the league's office tells me there is no bigger fan than commissioner roger goodell who was determined to get a deal done after the game ending debacle monday night. you probably seen the images of a bad call turning an interception into a touchdown stealing a win from the packers. they spent 15 hours in negotiations tuesday and 15 more hours yesterday. helping two sides strike eight-year deal. longest ever for the ref with pension and retirement benefits and well-paying salaries for part-time work. last year's average was 149,000. it goes to 173,000 next year. rising to
real professionals will be back in time for the tonight's browns and ravens game in baltimore. after the refs reached a tentative agreement to end the lockout. what has been a series of bad miscues and blown calls. rick leventhal watching this closely no doubt and joins from us the newsroom this morning. rick, maybe it is good that happened on monday night. certainly not good for the packers in the long term but prompted some change. >> reporter: it did, martha. the nfl's reputation was...
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but the regular officiating crews return to work tonight for a game between the cleveland browns and baltimore ravens. more now with mike pesca of npr, who's been covering the story and joins me from new york. well, mike, this was obviously not your usual labor struggle. how much did the public outcry really force the issue in the end? >> well, we just heard goodell saying it didn't, but it had to have provided leverage. here's why i think it worked or why that touchdown/interception was a major factor. it provided a cost to the whole discussion. because throughout it, the "we blame roger goodell" or "football fans blame roger goodell" but it was the owners pushing roger goodell not to settle with the officials and they could always claim "why do we have to settle with officials? they don't affect the bottom line? no one watches the game to watch a referee, they say, and maybe it's true when there's a lockout or labor strike with a factory you can always do the math and figure out how much it's costing you. so in this case the owners maybe didn't have a cost. but what that touchdown did, what
but the regular officiating crews return to work tonight for a game between the cleveland browns and baltimore ravens. more now with mike pesca of npr, who's been covering the story and joins me from new york. well, mike, this was obviously not your usual labor struggle. how much did the public outcry really force the issue in the end? >> well, we just heard goodell saying it didn't, but it had to have provided leverage. here's why i think it worked or why that touchdown/interception was...
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a lot of happy people will be showing up at that stadium tonight in baltimore, suzanne. gus we've got tolive0 with the results from the past. life ain't perfect,t' not fair. we have to live witit and move on. we'll try. all right,jason, thankyou. >>> courting the jewish vote. >> the public appearance is that united stat will be behi israel something happens. z i'd rather the united states be nexto rael. >> the people are so pd about politics, they brokeheir religious fasto talk about religion. > people aia ba on clothes, movies and good food just so they can have a ce phone. >>> an gets are getting healthier food in school lunches. students and their stomachs are grumbling. they're hungry and want more food. are there enough calories to keep their energy up through out the day? ike [tully] this is the best day ever! [ sobbing ] [ male announcer ] layaway's back. shop now ve mor time to pay. walmart. s the most dependable, longest lasting, full-size pickups on the road. so, what do you think? [ engine revs ] i'll take it. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now du
a lot of happy people will be showing up at that stadium tonight in baltimore, suzanne. gus we've got tolive0 with the results from the past. life ain't perfect,t' not fair. we have to live witit and move on. we'll try. all right,jason, thankyou. >>> courting the jewish vote. >> the public appearance is that united stat will be behi israel something happens. z i'd rather the united states be nexto rael. >> the people are so pd about politics, they brokeheir religious fasto...
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they start tonight in the game between baltimore and cleveland. but moving back to mitt romney out on the campaign trail, he continues his push on national security issues with an event at a military college in pennsylvania, that is tomorrow. after a fund-raiser in philadelphia and this is a state, wolf, where he is trailing the president by double digits, but it's a state the campaign thinks it could put into play. i talked to a senior romney adviser who said just that earlier this week, wolf. >> let's see if the romney campaign starts putting some money and buying commercials. that would back up their assessment, if that's what they believe. let's bring back the panel, he is the national press secretary. you saw the revision of the gdp, the economic threat numbers. austan goolsbee the chief economist. he said if gdp is growing less than 2% or if things go wrong in europe, he is going to be facing trouble. how worried are you, ben, about the fact that the economic growth went down to a pretty poor 1. -- what, 3%? >> the president is being clear t
they start tonight in the game between baltimore and cleveland. but moving back to mitt romney out on the campaign trail, he continues his push on national security issues with an event at a military college in pennsylvania, that is tomorrow. after a fund-raiser in philadelphia and this is a state, wolf, where he is trailing the president by double digits, but it's a state the campaign thinks it could put into play. i talked to a senior romney adviser who said just that earlier this week, wolf....
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regular officials will be back tonight at the browns/ravens game in baltimore. they reached a deal overnight that follows two days of marathon talks and three weeks of controversy over mistakes by the replacement refs. >> the eight-year agreement increases the average salary from $149,000 a year to $205,000 in 2019. it also settles a dispute over referees' pensions. this morning james brown of the nfl today told us fans and players will be glad to have the regular refs back. then it will be back to business as usual. >> they always have been appreciated, but make no mistake about it, they are some of the most competent officials in any sport globally. however, while the fans may well greet them with a standing ovation later tonight, the players and coaches will be glad to have them back, somewhere in the first quarter with the first blown call, even with the most competent officials, they will be booed. this is an oxymoron, but they will be lovingly booed as well. >> and both president obama and mitt romney are campaigning in the battleground state of virginia t
regular officials will be back tonight at the browns/ravens game in baltimore. they reached a deal overnight that follows two days of marathon talks and three weeks of controversy over mistakes by the replacement refs. >> the eight-year agreement increases the average salary from $149,000 a year to $205,000 in 2019. it also settles a dispute over referees' pensions. this morning james brown of the nfl today told us fans and players will be glad to have the regular refs back. then it will...
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and baltimore ravens fans chanted a curse on the live broadcast of sunday night football. >> [ bleep ]. >> that's the loudest manure chant i've ever heard. >> coach bill belichick even grabbed one of the refs after the game. >> oh boy. that's a few bucks. >> some of the replacement refs were even fired by the lingerie football league because they didn't measure up. we spoke by skype with lingerie league commissioner mitch mortanza. >> to have those same officials that weren't good enough for our game officiating in the nfl ranks was a bit shock. >> and of course the late-night comics are jumping in. david letterman's announcer even dressed up as a replacement ref. >> i had a [ bleep ] night last night. >> 200 degrees below today we're look at. >> check out this moment on a green bay tv station, wgba. they had a replacement weatherman delivering the weather. >> get outta here. what is going on? >> deborah: and keeping with thatle bit of humor the footlocker is using this scandal for extra publicity. the retail chain where the employees wear referee uniforms has issued a statement, "de
and baltimore ravens fans chanted a curse on the live broadcast of sunday night football. >> [ bleep ]. >> that's the loudest manure chant i've ever heard. >> coach bill belichick even grabbed one of the refs after the game. >> oh boy. that's a few bucks. >> some of the replacement refs were even fired by the lingerie football league because they didn't measure up. we spoke by skype with lingerie league commissioner mitch mortanza. >> to have those same...